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Alfred Diaz-Infante: A Place to Live For Every American Oct 20, 2020

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Listen to a long-time affordable housing leader and CEO and President of CHISPA, Alfred-Diaz-Infante, give us his take on What's America's Purpose and steps necessary to make housing available and affordable for every American.

From his family's immigrant story of hard work leading to citizenship, home ownership and community engagement, Alfred describes what it takes to overcome the housing crisis by building more affordable and sustainable homes in inclusive neighborhoods so that every American has a place to live. Enjoy!

Liz Covart: Knowing Our American History Is Key To Progress Oct 06, 2020

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Listen to Liz Covart, historian of early America, and the award-winning host of her own podcast, Ben Franklin's World.

Liz gives her take on What's America's Purpose, why early American history matters to our future, and how the best historians in the country can help each of us think about what ought to be America's purpose in the 21st century.

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Mathy Stanislaus: Community Builder for ALL Americans Sep 22, 2020

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Listen to a long time NYC community builder Mathy Stanislaus who focuses on equality and environmental justice for ALL Americans give his take on What's America's Purpose. From the story of his family escaping Sri Lanka when he was a boy, to his finding the American Dream with help from so many Americans, to his meteoric rise to speak to international audiences about racial justice as a teenager, until his service in the Obama Administration cleaning up polluted lands in ways that help low and moderate-income communities revitalize their neighborhoods, Mathy Stanislaus' decades of work is both an inspiring and motivating story for every American. Hear about his formula for an American renaissance and how we can lead a worldwide clean energy revolution by tapping into the talents of all Americans with better tools for participatory democracy. Enjoy!

Read about the imperative of Environmental Justice and Cleaning Up Pollution

Read about the Global Battery Alliance

John Cruden, Veteran and U.S. Justice Department Leader Sep 08, 2020

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Listen to John Cruden, a decorated Marine who went on to serve at the highest levels of the United States Department of Justice, give us his take on What's America's Purpose. From his stories of protecting the health of Americans from illegal pollution to his leadership in the development of American laws for sustainable development that serve as an example for the world, John Cruden's decades of work serves as a benchmark for excellence. Not only that, but John also gives us fascinating stories about his various adventures along the way, adventures like meetings with notables like the actor Jimmy Stewart and Presidents Reagan and Obama.

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Read about the Environmental Law Institute

Read about the United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division

Read about the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Case

Kathleen Rogers, Earth Day Network President Aug 25, 2020

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Listen to long time environmental leader Kathleen Rogers give her take on What's America's Purpose and hear how leaps of progress in tackling the climate crisis may not be that far away. Kathleen's years of global leadership in the environmental movement informs her provocative take as to why the movement has not yet met the scope of the challenge. Hear about opportunities to make a difference by joining the Earth Challenge and supporting local efforts to make climate literacy a bigger part of American education. Enjoy!

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Read about the Earth Day Network here https://www.earthday.org/

Join the Earth Challenge here https://earthchallenge2020.earthday.org/

Take Action in support of Climate and Environmental Literacy https://www.earthday.org/take-action-for-education/

Scott James Let's Prepare Our Neighborhoods NOW! Aug 10, 2020

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Listen to Prepared Neighborhoods Author, Activist and Entrepreneur Scott James and hear his take on America's Purpose and how each of us can prepare ourselves, our families and our neighborhoods for predictable crises like storms, floods, earthquakes and pandemics. From helping to build sustainable soccer balls to helping neighbors become more resilient to avoid the worst AND increase human connectivity no matter the political affiliation, Scott's attitude and actions show us how bottom-up efforts make a difference in the real world!

More info: https://www.whatsamericaspurpose.com/

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Read Scott's book here https://preparedneighborhoods.com/scottjames

Read about Scott's Neighborhood in Washington State: https://bainbridgeprepares.org/

Read about the Green Sports Alliance here https://greensportsalliance.org/

Read about Forest Stewardship Council here https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification

Read about Permaculture here https://www.permaculturenews.org/what-is-permaculture/

Read about Marshall Ganz' Leading Change Network here: https://leadingchangenetwork.org/

Sarah Lee: How Can We Manufacture a Sustainable Society? Jul 28, 2020

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How Can We Manufacture a Sustainable Society?

Governor's Advanced Manufacturing Lead, Sarah Lee

Listen to Sarah Lee, Washington Governor Inslee's Director of Advanced Manufacturing, tell her story of learning to help average citizens with bottom-up efforts and partnerships that give people better health and jobs. From helping disadvantaged kids gain access to better dental care to transforming the Northwest into the world leader in sustainable "blue" maritime commerce, Sarah's leadership and partnership abilities have been key to creating a national network of regional leaders, all trying to build a better process for an American renaissance in the 21st Century.

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Wei-Tai Kwok How Do We Make Climate Positive Career Choices? Jul 27, 2020

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How Do We Make Climate Positive Career Choices?

Climate Activist Wei-Tai Kwok

As important as it is to understand the history and strategy behind America's Purpose, inspiring accelerated progress comes from hearing relatable stories about what every day American citizens can do to make America a more perfect union. In this episode, we talk with citizen patriot Wei-Tai Kwok, a Chinese American, who lived the American dream only to realize he needed to transform his life into one of activism in both his day job and in his volunteerism. Listen to Wei-Tai's inspiring story and how it has led him to become one of the foremost citizen activists leading a chapter of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project accelerating smarter and quicker reactions to the climate crisis.

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Connect with Matt on Linkedin.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-bogoshian-55776b26/

(This interview took place right before the COVID 19 and the protests over systemic racism)

Leon Panetta What are the 5 Key Ingredients to the American Leadership We Need NOW? Jul 04, 2020

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What are the 5 Key Ingredients to the American Leadership We Need NOW?

American Patriot and Statesman, Leon Panetta

Description: Listen to the former Secretary of Defense and son of Italian immigrants tell his 50-year story of living the American dream by helping to get things done by, for and with American's of all stripes. From his surprising history starting out as a progressive Republican fighting for civil rights, to his run in with the Nixon White House and his pivot to become a Democratic Congressman, Clinton White House Chief of Staff and Obama CIA Director who tracked down Bin Laden, Leon Panetta tells the story of a time when leaders of both parties were rational and worked on big bipartisan civil rights laws and other efforts that benefited ALL Americans. Hear what he thinks about President Trump's leadership and the courage, honesty and trust we will need to rebuild sustainable prosperity at home and abroad for the rest of this century. As he summed up in his book, Worthy Fights, Leon Panetta's lifetime of fighting for America's Purpose is a great example for ALL Americans. Enjoy!

Scott Jenkins How Can Sports Lead a Cultural Shift Toward American Purpose? Jun 25, 2020

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Since accelerated progress toward American Purpose will require a cultural shift, America's passion for sport at all levels provides a huge opportunity to harness its power to make that shift. In this episode we talk with Scott Jenkins who has managed numerous professional sports stadiums across America who also leads the Green Sports Alliance, a collaboration of teams and leagues working to have sports lead that cultural shift. Listen to Scott's story about the emerging opportunity that sports presents, the early progress, the importance of sustainability science, the threat of greenwashing, and how consumers and youth are demanding that the sports organizations make more progress sooner.